Gregor P. Eberli – författare

This special publication Perspectives in Carbonate Geology is a collection of papers most of which were presented at a symposium to honor the 80th birthday of Bob Ginsburg at the meeting of Geological Society of America in Salt Lake City in 2005. The majority of the papers in this publication are connected with the study of modern carbonate sediments. Bob Ginsburg pioneered the concept of comparative sedimentology - that is using the modern to compare to and relate to and understand the ancient. These studies are concerned with Bob's areas of passion: coral reefs and sea-level; submarine cementation and formation of beach rock; surface sediments on Great Bahama Bank and other platforms; origin of ooids; coastal sediments; formation of stromatolites; impact of storms on sediments; and the formation of dolomite. The remainder of the papers apply the study of modern environments and sedimentary processes to ancient sediments.  Recent other publications of the International Association of Sedimentologists  SPECIAL PUBLICATIONS40           Analogue and Numerical Modelling of Sedimentary SystemsFrom Understanding to PredictionEdited by P. de Boer, G. Postma, K. van der Zwan, P. Burgess and P. Kukla2008, 336 pages, 172 illustrations39           Glacial Sedimentary Processes and ProductsEdited by M.J. Hambrey, P. Christoffersen, N.F. Glasser and B. Hubbard2007, 416 pages, 181 illustrations38           Sedimentary Processes, Environments and BasinsA Tribute to Peter FriendEdited by G. Nichols, E. Williams and C. Paola2007, 648 pages, 329 illustrations37           Continental Margin SedimentationFrom Sediment Transport to Sequence StratigraphyEdited by C.A. Nittrouer, J.A. Austin, M.E. Field, J.H. Kravitz, J.P.M. Syvitski and P.L. Wiberg2007, 549 pages, 178 illustrations36           Braided RiversProcess, Deposits, Ecology and ManagementEdited by G.H. Sambrook Smith, J.L. Best, C.S. Bristow and G.E. Petts2006, 390 pages, 197 illustrations35           Fluvial Sedimentology VIIEdited by M.D. Blum, S.B. Marriott and S.F. Leclair2005, 589 pages, 319 illustrationsREPRINT SERIES4              Sandstone Diagenesis: Recent and AncientEdited by S.D. Burley and R.H. Worden2003, 648 pages, 223 illustrationsPlease see inside the book for the full list of IAS publicationsCover design by Code 5 DesignFor information, news, and content about Wiley-Blackwell books and journals in Earth Sciences please visit www.earthpages.com

The approach of the book is to document the modern depositional environments of three classical areas of carbonate deposition, each characteristic for a specific sedimentological setting (isolated platform, attached shelf, ramp) in order to assess both the range of physical, biological and chemical parameters and their sedimentary response.